Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Acquired by SRS Capital Advisors Inc.

SRS Capital Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 0.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 21,695 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,265,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 16.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 56,270,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,241,196,000 after acquiring an additional 7,909,057 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7,707.3% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 1,701,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,273,000 after purchasing an additional 1,680,119 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,152.3% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,541,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,810,000 after purchasing an additional 1,473,391 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 31.4% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,013,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,175,000 after purchasing an additional 959,378 shares during the period. Finally, Estate Counselors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 132.8% during the 4th quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 1,089,380 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,544,000 after buying an additional 621,340 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $57.63. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 921,186 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,050,875. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.33 and a 1-year high of $58.81. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $57.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $57.97.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be given a $0.197 dividend. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.10%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Profile

Vanguard Short Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.